Rupali Siddharth Sheth v. Ashok Narayan Rawoot
Case brief
What is this about?
58.TP/6260/2025 | Bombay High Court, Testamentary Department | Letters of Administration | Indian Succession Act, 1925 | Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (counsel's submission) | Rupali Siddharth Sheth (petitioner) | estate of deceased Ashok Narayan Rawoot (died 23-03-2020, Mumbai) | daughter-in-law as applicant | uncontested petition | citation Rule 397(1) and (4) and notice to Collector Rule 396, BHC (O.S.) Rules 1980 | delay explained Rule 382 | administration bond Form No. 118 | Form 118 r/w Rule 420 corrections directed | grant effective throughout State of Maharashtra | advocates: Ms. Mamata Dabade i/b Sameer Jagtap | decided 27th February, 2026 by Shri. P. A. Jagdale, Officer on Special Duty.
What did the court decide?
Letters of Administration granted to the petitioner for the properties left by the deceased and shown in the schedule, having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra as per the provisions of the Indian Succession Act, 1925; petitioner to file an account as undertaken in the Petitioner's Oath within the stipulated period; before issuance of the grant the office to verify that no cross-petition is pending and no caveat resisting the petition is filed; petitioner to correct the amount in the administration bond and the year of third date as per Form No. 118 r/w Rule 420 of the Bombay High Court (O.S.) Rules, 1980, re-upload it, with corrections initialed by the petitioner, surety and notary.